Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QZ
UK
E-mail: gregg.roberts@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
POW-CP-59141 - Provision of GMS Services at Rhayader Medical Centre, Mid Powys
Reference number: POW-CP-59141
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Powys Teaching Health Board is seeking applications from suitably qualified Bidders to be awarded a General Medical Services (GMS) Contract or an Alternative Provider for Medical Services (APMS) Contract to provide General Medical Services to patients in the Rhayader area of Mid Powys. The Contract will be available from 1st October 2025.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85100000
85120000
85121000
85121100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL24
Main site or place of performance:
Rhayader Medical Centre
Address
Cae Herbert Lane
Rhayader
Powys
LD6 5ED
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Rhayader Medical Practice is currently managed via a single handed GMS Contract Provider, and provides all unified services and a range of supplementary services from a single site. The practice has a list size of just over 3,300 patients and employs an experienced and dedicated team of 12 members of staff (7 x Clinical Staff, 5 x Administrative Staff). The team comprises of a single-handed GP contract holder, 1 Salaried GP, and multi-professional clinical team of Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistant and Pharmacy Technician plus an administrative team of Practice Manager, Secretary, Receptionists and Administrator.
The practice is situated in the rural town of Rhayader in the county of Powys, offering services between 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. Rhayader Medical Practice is one of five practices that make up the Mid Powys cluster. Rhayader is a market town covering 450 square miles of picturesque landscape. The town has a very friendly community with all the necessary amenities to hand including a range of shops, a grocery store, community pharmacy, bakery, cafes, school, nursery, pubs, garages, post office and leisure centre. There is a large nursing home in the town and also a residential facility. The Elan Valley reservoirs are situated just outside Rhayader which is a tourist attraction throughout the year keeping the town busy.
Please see Information for Bidders document on the Bravo Solutions portal for further details.
Powys Teaching Health Board recognises the importance of the Welsh language to the communities it serves. Consequently, responses to an invitation to quote or tender will be accepted in Welsh as well as English. However, please note that tender responses submitted only in Welsh will be translated by the Trust into English before consideration. Those involved in translating the document will be barred from taking decisions on awarding tenders.
The tender will be awarded based on 100% quality as detailed in the ITT document. Please note that the tender closing date is 25/05/2025 at midday and any late submissions will not be considered.
The etenderwales bravosolution ref:
Project: project_59141 and itt_116975
Please direct all queries relating to this tender via the messaging function of the Bravo portal.
More details can be found at https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145732
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
29/05/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/05/2025
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=150271
(WA Ref:150271)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/04/2025